Comparison

Crossword vs Parking Panic Escape

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Crossword

Enjoy over 750 professional crossword puzzles designed for casual play. This app offers a clean, ad-free experience with features like pinch zooming and landscape mode to enhance your word-solving sessions.

Highlights
  • 750+ professional puzzles
  • 45 free puzzles
  • Pinch zooming grid
  • Landscape mode with clue list
  • Cheats and answer checking
  • No ads
Features
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A brand new crossword puzzle every day, plus 750+ professional puzzles for your coffee break. These are casual level puzzles suitable for all. DAILY PUZZLES A brand new crossword published every day. Build a streak by playing daily, earn coins, and unlock puzzles at your own pace. Four weeks of daily puzzles are available to catch up on. SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS Subscribe for unlimited access to every daily puzzle and all archive packs, with no coins needed. Available as monthly, quarterly, or annual plans. 750+ ARCHIVE PUZZLES Fifteen packs of professional crosswords suitable for all levels. Great for a quick coffee break or a longer session. EARN COINS & STREAKS Open the app each day to earn bonus coins. The longer your streak, the bigger the bonus. Spend coins to unlock daily puzzles, or watch a short ad for extra coins whenever you choose. Features: - a brand new crossword every day - daily login bonus with streak rewards - earn coins by playing daily, or watch a short ad for extra coins - unlock puzzles with coins, or subscribe for unlimited access - great for iPads and iPhones - pinch zooming grid - landscape mode with clue list - hints, highlight mistakes and answer checking - Backup and restore If you're looking for US-style grids, why not try our 'Crossword US' apps. The Terms of Use (EULA) can be found here: https://www.teazel.com/crossword_terms/ios_terms_en.html

About

Parking Panic Escape

Features
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Stuck in the world's trickiest parking lot? Slide the cars, clear a lane, and escape! Parking Panic Escape is a classic Rush Hour–style sliding-block puzzle game. The red sports car is trapped behind a maze of trucks, buses and taxis. Drag the vehicles out of the way, open up the exit lane, and drive away to win. Easy to learn, seriously addictive, and impossible to put down. With 400 hand-crafted levels, there's always one more puzzle to beat. Whether you've got five minutes in line or a long ride home, Parking Panic Escape is the perfect brain workout for your pocket. 400 HAND-VERIFIED PUZZLES Every single level is guaranteed solvable and rated by its true minimum move count — no impossible boards, no guesswork. Progress through four difficulty tiers: • Easy — gentle warm-ups to learn the ropes • Medium — a satisfying everyday challenge • Hard — for puzzle lovers who want to think • Expert — fiendish boards that will test the best KEY FEATURES • Smooth drag-to-slide controls with precise grid snapping • Satisfying drive-away win animation on every escape • Stuck? Use a Hint to reveal the next best move • Or watch the full Auto-Solve play out the perfect solution • Track your best move count and beat your own record • 100% offline — play anywhere, no internet required DAILY REWARDS & COINS • Earn coins every time you solve a new level • Spend them on Hints and Auto-Solve when you're stuck • Claim a Daily Reward and build your login streak • Spin the free Wheel of Fortune every day for bonus coins PLAYS GREAT EVERYWHERE A responsive layout tuned for phones, 7" devices and tablets, so the board always looks crisp and controls feel natural on any screen. GREAT FOR YOUR BRAIN Sliding-block puzzles are a fun, relaxing way to sharpen logical thinking, spatial reasoning and planning. No timers, no pressure — just you, the grid, and that satisfying "click" when the path finally opens. Think you can clear all 400 levels and master every traffic jam? Download Parking Panic Escape now and start your great escape!

Screenshots

Crossword4 screens
Parking Panic Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Parking Panic Escape at none against Crossword's 10. Parking Panic Escape also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crossword sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Parking Panic Escape asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Crossword versus Parking Panic Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrosswordParking Panic Escape
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTeazelKuan Meng See

Bugs and requests

Crossword

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Purchased content not restoring properly on new devices
  • Keyboard not working correctly in some cases

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to adjust puzzle and clue size
  • Ability to sync progress across devices
  • More free puzzles or a free trial period

Parking Panic Escape

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Crossword

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time9
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 1)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 2)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 3)$0.99
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  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 4)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 5)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 6)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 10)$0.99
  • pack (Pack 14 of 50 puzzles)$0.99
  • full set of Crossword packs$3.99
None

Parking Panic Escape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crossword free?
Crossword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Parking Panic Escape free?
Parking Panic Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crossword or Parking Panic Escape have ads?
Neither Crossword nor Parking Panic Escape shows ads.

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